Knitting for home Crochet Baby Blanket

Crochet Baby Blanket

Crochet Baby Blanket



Free Baby Blanket Crochet Patterns

Skills used:

• Double crochet

• Shells

• Puffs

• V-stitches

Finished measurements:

34" square

Yarn weight: 1

Yarn used: Sock-Ease by Lion Brand

MATERIALS

• 4 skeins Sock-Ease by Lion Brand, 75% wool, 25% nylon (438 yds/100g) in each of colors Snow Cone (A) and Marshmallow (B)

• U.S. size H-8 (5mm) crochet hook, or size required for gauge

• Yarn needle

Yarn alternatives

Save: Wool Free Sock Yarn by Premier

Spend: Grace by Patons

Splurge: Lace Yarn by Yarn Bee

DETAILS

Gauge

Rows 1-8 = 8" (20cm) square

Special abbreviations

Beg shell: [Ch 3, 1 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] worked in indicated sp.

V-St: [1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc] worked in indicated sp.

Shell: [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] worked in indicated corner sp.

Open puff: Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a loop, yo, insert hook in same st, yo and pull up a loop.

Puff: Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a loop, [yo, insert hook in same st, yo and pull up a loop] two times, yo and draw through all 7 loops on hook.

Special techniques

Adjustable ring: Make a large loop with yarn leaving a 4" tail.

With hook, draw the working yarn through the loop; ch 1, follow the pattern instructions from here. Once the first rnd of sts is complete, pull tail snug to close the ring.

PS st (puff spike stitch): Worked across 5 sts, working open puffs into the last 3 rows. Always pull yarn to same height as last worked dc.

Steps:

1. Work open puff in next ch-1 sp,

2. Work open puff in next ch-1 sp 1 row below,

3. Work open puff in next ch-1 sp 2 rows below,

4. Work open puff in next ch-1 sp 1 row below,

5. Work open puff in next ch-1 sp in working row.

6. Yo and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to close puff spike stitch.  

BLANKET

Note: Use 2 strands of yarn held tog throughout, changing colors every 4 rnds.

With A, make an adjustable ring.

Rnd 1: Beg shell, ch 1, [shell, ch 1] 3 times in ring, join (always in top of beg ch-3). (4 corner shells)

Rnd 2: Sl st 2 to shell center, beg shell in same sp, *ch 1, V-St in ch-1 sp, ch 1**, shell (always in next corner shell); rep from * 3 times more, ending last rep at **, join.

Rnd 3: Sl st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, V-St in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next V-St, V-St in next ch-1 sp, ch 1**, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join.

Rnd 4: Sl st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1, [1 dc in next dc, ch 1] 4 times, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join. Fasten off A.

Rnd 5: With B, join in any shell, work beg shell, *ch 1, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, dc 1 in next (dc, ch-1, and dc) sts, ch 1, work puff spike stitch, ch 1, dc 1 in next (dc, ch-1, and dc) sts, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join. (4 puff spike stitches)

Rnd 6: Sl st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc 1 in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp (before spike st), ch 1, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp (after spike st), dc 1 in next 5 dc, ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join.

Rnd 7: Sl st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1, [(dc 1 in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st) twice, dc 1 in next 3 dc, ch 1] 2 times, dc 1 in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st, dc 1 in next st, ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join.

Rnd 8: Sl st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc 1 in next dc, [ch 1, skip 1 st, dc 1 in next dc] to last ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join. Fasten off B.

Rnd 9: With A, join in any shell, work beg shell, *ch 1, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, [dc 1 in next (dc, ch-1, and dc) sts, ch 1, work puff spike stitch, ch 1] 3 times, dc 1 in next (dc, ch-1, and dc) sts, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join. (12 puff spike stitches)

Rnd 10: SI st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc 1 in next 5 dc, [2 dc in next ch-1 sp (before spike st), ch 1, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp (after spike st), dc 1 in next 3 sts] 3 times, 2 dc, ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join.

Rnd 11: Sl st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1, [(1 dc in next st, ch 1, skip 1) twice, dc 1 in next 3 dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc] 4 times, dc 1 in next st, ch 1, skip 1, dc 1 in next st, ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join.

Rnd 12: Sl st 2, beg shell, *ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc 1 in next dc, [ch 1, skip 1, dc 1 in next dc] to last ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc 1 in ch-1 sp, ch 1**, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join. Fasten off A. Change to B.

Rep rnds 9-12, working repeats in brackets 2 more times with every repeat, until there are 17 puff spike sts at each side of square, ending with a rnd 9. (68 puff spike sts)

Edging

With A, join in any corner shell, work beg shell, ch 1, puff in ch-1 sp, skip 1 dc, puff in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, continue as follows:

Rnd 1 (RS): *[Puff in next ch-1 sp (before puff spike st), puff in next ch-1 sp (after puff spike st), ch 1, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1 ] 17 times, skip next dc, puff in next dc, puff in ch-1 sp, ch 1 **, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join. Fasten off B.

Rnd 2: With B, join in any corner shell, work beg shell, ch 1, [puff, ch 1, puff] in ch-1 sp, puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, *[ch 1, (puff in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc] 17 times, [ch 1, puff] in next ch-1 sp, [puff, ch 1] twice in next ch-1 sp**, shell; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Weave in ends.